As the UPS man was delivering my Dorman transmission pan-with-a-drain-hole, I asked here about synthetic Mercon V.
At that time (3 years ago) there was no synthetic Mercon V. I suspect there still isn't.
The "closest" were several broad coverage synthetics.
I waded through responses to my query and they matched the ones here.
I bought Valvoline brand Mercon V available on Amazon in 6-1 qt. bottle cartons. The bottles are blue.
I also stumbled on a sale.
Walmart brand Mercon V worked just fine in my friends' '97 F-150 and '05 Explorer. Both vehicles still truckin'.
I returned my 11 qt. stash of Walmart Mercon V to the store, bought two of the Valvoline 6-packs and had money left over to buy lunch.
End this tumult and buy a real Mercon V and get on with life. This does answer you question, I believe.
You have a simple, inarguable route to happiness. No need to complicate this one.
If ever your trannie blows, there will be an entire line of questioning you can skip.
You can play the broad coverage fluid game with your other vehicles.
At that time (3 years ago) there was no synthetic Mercon V. I suspect there still isn't.
The "closest" were several broad coverage synthetics.
I waded through responses to my query and they matched the ones here.
I bought Valvoline brand Mercon V available on Amazon in 6-1 qt. bottle cartons. The bottles are blue.
I also stumbled on a sale.
Walmart brand Mercon V worked just fine in my friends' '97 F-150 and '05 Explorer. Both vehicles still truckin'.
I returned my 11 qt. stash of Walmart Mercon V to the store, bought two of the Valvoline 6-packs and had money left over to buy lunch.
End this tumult and buy a real Mercon V and get on with life. This does answer you question, I believe.
You have a simple, inarguable route to happiness. No need to complicate this one.
If ever your trannie blows, there will be an entire line of questioning you can skip.
You can play the broad coverage fluid game with your other vehicles.